Improve Social Anxiety with Mindfulness

Improve Social Anxiety with Mindfulness   By John M. de Castro, Ph.D.   “for dealing with social anxiety, it is much more useful to practice mindful focus during conversations and other situations around people in which we are uncomfortable.” – Larry Cohen   It is a common human phenomenon that being in a social situation […]

Different Types of Meditation Techniques Affect Neural Activity Differently

Different Types of Meditation Techniques Affect Neural Activity Differently   By John M. de Castro, Ph.D.   “The picture we have is that mindfulness practice increases one’s ability to recruit higher order, pre-frontal cortex regions in order to down-regulate lower-order brain activity.” – Adrienne Taren   Meditation training has been shown to improve health and well-being. It has also […]

Psilocybin in Combination with Meditation Practice Improves Psychological Functioning

Psilocybin in Combination with Meditation Practice Improves Psychological Functioning   By John M. de Castro, Ph.D.   “The ingestion of psilocybin, brought on “mystical” experiences that reduced illness-related anxiety and depression in nearly 80 percent of subjects studied in research trials.” – Andrew McCarron   Psychedelic substances have been used almost since the beginning of recorded history to alter consciousness […]